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Job Description
Position:
Research Assistant (Communications and New Media)
Duration:
3 months (start no later than 1 June 2026)
Location:
Singapore
Eligibility:
Must have completed or be in the final year of a Bachelor's degree in:
- Computer Science
- Data Science
- Quantitative Social Science (e.g., Economics, Political Science, Sociology with strong quantitative training)
Responsibilities:
- Work with Large Language Models (LLMs), including fine-tuning and evaluation.
- Conduct statistical analysis and quantitative modeling of social science data.
- Build and maintain experimental platforms for computational social science studies.
- Run analyses on datasets, ensuring methodological rigor and reproducibility.
- Contribute to writing research findings for academic publication.
- Collaborate with faculty and graduate researchers on project design and execution
Please email the PI, Assistant Professor Subhayan Mukerjee at mukerjee [at] nus.edu.sg for clarification.
Requirements
- Strong programming skills (Python, R, or equivalent).
- Familiarity with machine learning frameworks (e.g., PyTorch, TensorFlow).
- Experience with statistical analysis and data visualization.
- Ability to work independently and meet deadlines.
- Interest in computational social science and interdisciplinary research.
